Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

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Car insurance does get more affordable at 25. The average price of car insurance for a 25-year-old is $3,207 for an annual policy. By contrast, drivers pay an average of $7,179 at 18 and $4,453 at 21, ...

Car insurance rates go up by an average of 49% if you cause an accident. Your rates usually won't go up if the accident wasn't your fault or if your policy includes accident forgiveness. And not every ...

More than 200,000 Nevadans will see their automobile insurance go up this fall. Progressive Direct Insurance Company is raising its auto insurance rates by nearly 7 percent starting Oct. 3, which will ...

Sophie Venz is a former Deputy Editor at Forbes Advisor. She is an experienced editor and features reporter, and has previously worked in the small business and start-up reporting space. Previously ...